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Synonyms: |
Commiphora spondioides Engl. |
Common names: | Pendant-fruited corkwood (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Multi-stemmed shrub or small deciduous unarmed tree. Bark smooth, pale grey with lenticels, sometimes peeling. Leaves clustered at the ends of branches, imparipinnate with 3-5 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, hairless, slightly aromatic when crushed; margins entire or finely serrate. Flowers small, creamy or yellow-green in large axillary branched heads, appearing with the new leaves. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 1.6 cm long, hairless, pendulous, brown-red when ripe, pseudo-aril fleshy bright red. |
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Derivation of specific name: | zanzibarica: of Zanzibar |
Habitat: | In hot, dry river valleys and coastal thickets. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1000 m |
Flowering time: | Nov - Jan |
Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
National distribution: | N,E,S |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 19 June 2015 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 378. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 249. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 31. Wild, H. (1963). Burseraceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 279 - 280. (Includes a picture). |
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